Okay, so this camera takes decent 1.3 MP stills (though they are much more washed out looking that other built-in cams I have seen.) But what the hell is with the video quality? The resolution is awful. Even at the highest resolution. It looks like I'm looking out of a very dirty window.
My friend's Gateway is a 1.3 MP too, but the video must be close to 1.3 as well. It is really crisp and clear on his. Not only that, taking pictures/video in low lighting conditions is awful. The worst I have seen on any webcam. The lighting in general on this thing is so bad, if you have a tan you look like you live in Alaska.
I'm guessing there is no way to fix this. Since I really like to use my cam to take pics and do video diaries it looks like I'm gonna have to buy a clip on. Probably the Logitech Quickcam Pro for Notebooks. There goes another $84.
BTW, I have the Sony Vaio FZ Series notebook. I love everything else about this laptop, but this is the worst webcam I have ever seen.
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check the low light box in the settings panel. the cam on my TZ (VCC7) is pretty good...
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I did do that and it did improve the picture greatly. Thanks! It's still not the greatest cam, but it's better than it was.
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the SZ webcam isn't much better. they really have to improve this on future models.
but sincerely, if you are looking for high-quality video capture and video-conferencing, go for a dedicated camera. you may also benefit from the logitech cam with the skype-high-quality video service. -
yeah sony needs to improve the motion eye. mine is grainy with random vertical lines even in bright outdoor conditions...
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yeah, the sony cam isnt great....but its acceptable for a video call...theyre not meant for taking stills and making video clips really. i know other laptops allow u to do this, and the results are very good. but this is meant just for video conferencing and basically using it as a web camera, and for that, i think it does the job alright. im not complaining. compared to some other mid-range cams, it handles low light well, at a very good frame rate, even though the grain increases during this mode
Crappy Sony Motion Eye Cam
Discussion in 'VAIO / Sony' started by LoriSonyVaio, Jun 9, 2008.